SOC 1200 Lecture 23: Lecture 23

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1200
• Professor: Susan Miller

Document Summary

Form of social control limited freedom of choice . Made feel uncomfortable once you cross the line of normality . Prepares someone to fit into a given community . Being taught to want what the community can provide . Wanting to do what you have to do e. g. teaching a child to want to go to bathroom all social systems are organized according to a script . All the world"s a stage william shakespeare must be taught what to expect begin doing the right thing because you want to, rather being told to community becomes a part of individual . Role: a recognized social position (e. g. daughter, teacher, lawyer) o no one simply occupies one position, occupy many = status-set. Expected behavior of someone in a particular status : role-set = number of roles attached to a single status, we are expected of many things when holding a specific position.